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The Paroxysmal Disorders

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The Paroxysmal Disorders

The Paroxysmal Disorders

Bettina Schmitz, Vivantes Humboldt-Klinikum, Berlin, Germany
Barbara Tettenborn, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Germany
Donald L. Schomer, Harvard University, Massachusetts
October 2010
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    The paroxysmal disorders present neurologists and other medical professionals with diagnostic problems across a range of disorders, including multiple sclerosis, migraine and epilepsy. This new English language edition of a compendium of the paroxysmal disorders, originally published in German as Paroxysmale Störugen in der Neurologie, is an informative and practical resource for clinicians, which provides invaluable help with differential diagnosis and management. Fully updated throughout, this new edition comprehensively covers the entire spectrum of the paroxysmal disorders, including sudden falls, headache, vertigo attacks, memory loss, visual disturbances, seizures and anxiety. Each chapter is practice oriented, covering definitions, etiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, examination techniques and therapy. Detailed guidelines for gathering case-histories, essential for accurate diagnosis, are also provided. Important reading for clinicians, professionals and academic researchers working in neurology, psychiatry, epilepsy, internal medicine and ENT.

    • Comprehensive coverage of the full spectrum of the paroxysmal disorders
    • Practice oriented approach provides accessible guidelines for examination, diagnosis and management
    • Tables and flowcharts provide summaries and quick reference points

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    October 2010
    Hardback
    9780521895293
    226 pages
    254 × 195 × 11 mm
    0.67kg
    26 b/w illus. 4 colour illus. 60 tables
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    Contents

    Table of Contents

    • Preface
    • 1. Paroxysmal attack: diagnostic gold standards and history-taking Peter Wolf
    • 2. Paroxysmal disorders in childhood Gerhard Kurlemann
    • 3. Syncope Florian Weissinger and Thomas Lempert
    • 4. Sudden falls Ian Mothersill, Thomas Grunwald and Günter Krämer
    • 5. Paroxysmal headache Hans-Cristoph Diener and Marc Andre Slomke
    • 6. Paroxysmal vertigo attacks Marianne Dieterich
    • 7. Paroxysmal visual disturbances Hans Wolfgang Kölmel and Christina Kölmel
    • 8. Paroxysmal paresis Barbara Tettenborn
    • 9. Paroxysmal dyskinesias Ludwig D. Schelosky
    • 10. Cramps, spasms, startles and related symptoms Hans-Michael Meinck
    • 11. Myoclonus Konrad J. Werhahn
    • 12. Paroxysmal memory loss Peter P. Urban
    • 13. Dissociative seizures Bettina Schmitz
    • 14. Anxiety Peter Henningsen
    • 15. Vegetative seizures Soheyl Noachtar and Jan Rémi
    • 16. Episodic ataxias Monika Jeub, Thomas Klockgether and Michael Strupp
    • Index.
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    • Peter Wolf, Gerhard Kurlemann, Florian Weissinger, Thomas Lempert, Ian Mothersill, Thomas Grunwald, Günter Krämer, Hans-Cristoph Diener, Marc Andre Slomke, Marianne Dieterich, Hans Wolfgang Kölmel, Christina Kölmel, Barbara Tettenborn, Ludwig D. Schelosky, Hans-Michael Meinck, Konrad J. Werhahn, Peter P. Urban, Bettina Schmitz, Peter Henningsen, Soheyl Noachtar, Jan Rémi, Monika Jeub, Thomas Klockgether, Michael Strupp

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    • Bettina Schmitz , Vivantes Humboldt-Klinikum, Berlin, Germany

      Bettina Schmitz is Head of the Department of Neurology, Stroke Unit and Epilepsy Center, Vivantes Humboldt-Klinikum, Berlin, Germany, and Professor of Neurology at the Charité University Hospital Berlin.

    • Barbara Tettenborn , Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Germany

      Barbara Tettenborn is Head of the Department of Neurology, Neurophysiology and Stroke Unit, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Switzerland, and Professor of Neurology at Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.

    • Donald L. Schomer , Harvard University, Massachusetts

      Donald L. Schomer is Director of the Laboratory of Clinical Neurophysiology, Chief of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, and Professor of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

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